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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 66. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his vision for the transformation of the Irish Defence Forces, particularly in the area of military neutrality, following the Report on the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views that the proposed tribunal to investigate allegations made by members of a group (details supplied) has a wide and broad enough remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50751/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 75. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the findings concerning recruitment and retention in the Irish Defence Forces in a survey compiled by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50748/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can secure, as a matter of extreme urgency, the soonest possible date for the commencement of accessibility works in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51081/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (15 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 133. To ask the Minister for Health given the protective notice that the staff at a Clondalkin-based support centre for drugs and alcohol intervention programme have been issued (details supplied), when funding will be made available to the project next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 39. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has criticised the allocation of just €13 million to €14 million for the development of new measures in mental health in 2024, that it has been said “the lack of new funding announced on 12 October 2023 will threaten the viability of mental health services in 2024, and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 41. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that at three-quarters of the way through 2023, instead of the targeted reduction of around 51,700 people set in the Government’s 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, the latest NTPF figures confirm that 13,250 additional people have been added to the three main waiting lists – a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 53. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 10,538 patients, including 273 children, went without a bed in October and has stated that targeted recruitment and retention plans are needed in each hospital and community care area to allow for more nurses and midwives to be recruited at the pace in which they are needed; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 63. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the Budget 2024 capital allocation for Health will not result in the opening of the 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds, six surgical hubs and four elective hospitals promised by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the planned HSE NCHD recruitment freeze is “in breach of NCHD contract”, that NCHDs are suffering unprecedented levels of work-related stress and burnout, and that the freeze will lead to even more dangerous conditions for patient care; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 104. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Council on whether to expand the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), given NSAC has considered a health technology assessment on SMA’s inclusion at its 20 October 2023 meeting; when he hopes to make an announcement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 119. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment of Public Health Nurses for the CHO7 area. [48911/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 120. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1384 of 18 April 2023, 177 of 16 November 2022 and 860 of 22 March 2022, for an update on recruitment of public health nurses for Lucan, Newcastle and Rathcoole areas of Dublin, as promised by his Department; and if he will provide updated information and confirmation of recruitment. [48912/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (24 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that the Oireachtas Disability Group recently disclosed that people unable to work due to disability have the highest consistent poverty rates of all economic groupings, at 19.7%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 483. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available for a drug from Merck called sotatercept, this drug which has had positive results to treat pulmonary hypertension a condition that is progressive and incurable effecting heart and lungs. [44643/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that will be available for new drugs and clinical trials in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 485. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if reports that no funding for new drugs and clinical trials will be available for 2024 are correct. [44645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a hall at a school (details supplied) is inaccessible to the students attending a school; if it will be made available to the students for use; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work on a new school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the timeframe for commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (11 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what steps her Department has taken in relation to recent industrial action at the Criminal Courts of Justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43853/23]